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2nd Watch Touted as New AWS Premier Consulting Partner

2nd Watch, Inc., a system integrator, software and deployment firm focused on IT operations, recently revealed that it is now a AWS Premier Consulting Partner. The company was recognized by Amazon Web Services (News - Alert) for its commitment to expert cloud solutions and customer satisfaction.

As a AWS Premier Consulting Partner, 2nd Watch will help customers migrate to AWS as well as build a healthy, revenue-generating consulting business around AWS. Moreover, the company will also be able to enjoy valuable benefits including deeper technical engagement with AWS solution architects and unique access to AWS beta programs and the AWS Partner Advisory Council.

"The achievement of Premier Consulting Partner from Amazon Web Services represents a major milestone in our strategic plan. Our success can be attributed to forward-thinking leadership, a highly technical and operationally-focused staff, and numerous positive customer experiences," stated 2nd Watch Co-Founder and President Jeff Aden, in a statement. "This recognition highlights our commitment to bringing AWS to companies, allowing them to become more agile and freeing up additional capital for strategic business expansion."

AWS powers a reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that enables hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world to access it. With data center locations in the U.S., Europe, Brazil, Singapore, Japan and Australia, customers across all industries are taking advantage of benefits such as low cost, agility and instant elasticity.

In related company news, Riverbed (News - Alert) Technology recently began to collaborate with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in order to deliver cloud performance and data protection solutions to enterprise customers. According to the terms of the agreement, Riverbed’s (WAN) optimization solution combined with the elasticity and subscription pricing model of AWS will allow companies to install and scale within Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) environments.

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